Well that remains to be seen, but don’t expect catching prospect Austin Romine to be part of the Opening Day battery with starting pitcher CC Sabathia.

The 24-year-old is expected to start the season in the minor leagues.

“I expect Romine to go to Triple-A,” Cashman told the New York Daily News. “He missed all of last year, almost … I don’t expect him to be our everyday catcher out of the gate. He always has the possibility of taking it, but realistically, if I were in prediction mode, I’d say Triple-A. But he has a chance to alter that.”

If the Yankees don’t trade for or sign a catcher in the coming months — which they’re not expected to do — Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart will compete for the starting job in spring training.

Cervelli had just one at-bat for New York last season, though he appeared in at least 40 games for the Yanks from 2009 to 2011. Stewart, meanwhile, hit .241 with one homer in 141 at-bats for New York in 2012.

Romine, a second-round draft pick of the Yankees in 2007, had a brief stint in the majors in 2011 as a September call-up. In nine game played, he went 3-for-19 at the plate with two runs scored and a walk.

The California native played just 31 games in the minors last season because of a back injury. He batted .243 with four home runs and 15 RBIs, posting a .741 OPS.

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